William McKinley (January
29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States
from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months
into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the
Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American
industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of
inflationary proposals.

McKinley was the last
president to have served in the American Civil War, and the only one to have
started the war as an enlisted soldier, beginning as a private in the Union
Army and ending as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton,
Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. In 1876, he was elected
to Congress, where he became the Republican Party's expert on the protective
tariff, which he promised would bring prosperity. His 1890 McKinley Tariff
was highly controversial; which together with a Democratic redistricting
aimed at gerrymandering him out of office, led to his defeat in the
Democratic landslide of 1890. He was elected Ohio's governor in 1891 and
1893, steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests. With
the aid of his close adviser Mark Hanna, he secured the Republican
nomination for president in 1896, amid a deep economic depression. He
defeated his Democratic rival, William Jennings Bryan, after a front-porch
campaign in which he advocated "sound money" (the gold standard unless
altered by international agreement) and promised that high tariffs would
restore prosperity.

The United States
presidential election of 1896 was the 28th quadrennial presidential
election, held on Tuesday, November 03, 1896. It was the climax of an
intensely heated contest in which Republican candidate William McKinley (a
former Governor of Ohio) defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan (a former
Representative from Nebraska) in one of the most dramatic and complex races
in American history.

The United States
presidential election of 1900 was the 29th quadrennial presidential
election, held on Tuesday, November 06, 1900. The election was a re-match of
the 1896 race between Republican candidate and incumbent President William
McKinley and his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. The
Republican Convention chose New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as
McKinley's running mate, since Vice-President Garret Hobart had died from
heart failure in 1899. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory
in the Spanish–American War for control of the Philippines helped McKinley
to score a decisive victory, while Bryan's anti-imperialist stance and
continued support for bimetallism attracted only limited support.

After six months into 2nd term as President, Leon
Frank Czolgosz concealed his gun in a handkerchief, and, when he reached the
head of the line, shot McKinley twice in the abdomen at Temple of Music on
September 06, 1901. In the days after the shooting McKinley appeared to
improve. Unknown to the doctors, the gangrene that would kill him was
growing on the walls of his stomach, slowly poisoning his blood. On the
morning of September 13, McKinley took a turn for the worse. Relatives and
friends gathered around the death bed. At 2:15 a.m. on September 14,
President McKinley died. Theodore Roosevelt who was the vice President had
rushed back and took the oath of office as president in Buffalo.

KM#90a 1 cent. Year: 1898.Weight: 3.09 g [3.11
g].Metal: Bronze.Diameter:19.00 mm. Edge: Plain.Alignment:Coin.Mint: Philadelphia, USA. Obverse: Liberty with Indian headdress bearing the word
"LIBERTY" facing left in the center. "UNITED STATES" written at the left side clockwise and
"OF AMERICA" at the left side clockwise. Date at the bottom.

Reverse: Shield at the top. "ONE CENT" written
in the center surrounded with wreath. Mintage: 49,821,284 + 1,795 Proof. Mintage Years: [see
under 1865]. Engraver: James
Barton Longacre
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Bronze Indian Head Cent". The 1864 "L"
variety has the designer's initial in Liberty's hair to the right of
her neck. The "S" mintmark is below the wreath in 1908S and 1909S
issues. The engraver J. B. Longacre may have use his daughter face
for this portrait.

1900

KM#90a 1 cent. Year: 1900.Weight: 3.12 g [3.11
g].Metal: Bronze.Diameter:19.00 mm. Edge: Plain.Alignment:Coin.Mint: Philadelphia, USA. Obverse: Liberty with Indian headdress bearing the word
"LIBERTY" facing left in the center. "UNITED STATES" written at the left side clockwise and
"OF AMERICA" at the left side clockwise. Date at the bottom.

Reverse: Shield at the top. "ONE CENT" written
in the center surrounded with wreath. Mintage: 66,831,502 + 2,262 Proof. Mintage Years: [see
under 1865]. Engraver: James
Barton Longacre
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Bronze Indian Head Cent". The 1864 "L"
variety has the designer's initial in Liberty's hair to the right of
her neck. The "S" mintmark is below the wreath in 1908S and 1909S
issues. The engraver J. B. Longacre may have use his daughter face
for this portrait.

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